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Gotcha: NYC To Add Bus Lanes To Flatbush Ave Corridor

In a press release on September 5, 2025, The New York City Department Of Transportation (DOT) stated: “This fall, we’re installing center-running bus lanes on Flatbush Ave (where most households don’t own a car) to provide faster...

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Williamsburg: Driver Who Killed Glaubers Couple Gets Conviction Overturned by Appeals Court, Again

The Appellate Court, Second Division overturned the sentence of Julio Acevedo, who killed Williamsburg couple Reb Nachman and Raizy Glauber and their baby born prematurely, z”l, in a devastating hit-and-run in 2013....

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Queens-Bound BQE To Be Partially Closed Off This Weekend

The Queens-bound section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) will be closed to traffic along the Brooklyn Heights waterfront for the third and final round of comprehensive repairs next weekend....

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Breaking: Williamsburg Shomrim Stops Skimming Attack, Suspects Busted Red-Handed

The NYPD with the assistance of Williamsburg Shomrim volunteers arrested Wednesday afternoon three perpetrators who were seen Tuesday night putting skimmers at Rosemary Kosher Supermarket on Flushing Ave in Williamsburg....

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Scammers Target Williamsburg and Flatbush Kosher Supermarkets

Recently, hundreds of Frum Brooklyn residents and customers, especially in Williamsburg and Flatbush the last two weeks, have fallen victim to Credit Card and EBT SNAP benefits skimming in the area. In some cases, large families have l...

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Williamsburg: 10-Year-Old Frum Girl Fatally Struck By Car

Tragedy struck the frum kehillah of Williamsburg Tuesday at around 2:40 pm. after a 10-year-old frum girl, Hayaldah Yita Wertzberger U"h, was fatally struck by a car at a busy triangle intersection on Wallabout St where Franklin Ave an...

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Attempted Kidnapping of 11-Year Old Frum Girl in Williamsburg, Suspect Apprehended

The NYPD arrested a perpetrator after trying to kidnap a Frum girl walking home in Williamsburg outside the Satmar Girl's school on Sunday. ...

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NYPD, Sheriff’s Office and NYS State Troopers Crackdown on Ghost Car Drivers

NYPD joined forces with NYC Sheriff’s Office, Highway Patrol, and several city, state agencies launching crackdowns of ghost cars at three river crossings that enter Manhattan: RFK Bridge, George Washington Bridge, and the Lincoln Tu...

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